Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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